China Jade

Our favorite Asian noodle shop not fancy just reliably good soup bun and crispy noodle dinners

Not good. Place is always empty. Went with my son for lunch special, mine was microwaved I know for a fact, owners are just sitting there when you walk in reading they are so slow. I don’t know how they pay the rent but it’s not from the income here. Close down and do everyone a favor, as you gave up a long time ago!

Has a new owner or cook took over this business? Food and service used to be above average but I’ll not go back based on my latest experience.
Observations:
(1) Menu said $ 7.95 but they tried to charge $ 8.95 on the bill. When asked why this lady tells me that she’s included $ 1.00 for tea. This is news to me as this isn’t the first time here. Are they lying or trying to nickel and dime me? I’m not complaining about the $ 1.00 but the deceiving business practice.
(2) Phở came out without any standard condiments you get: sprouts, cilantro, lime, hot pepper. Asking for condiments she tell me that sprouts are in the bowl under the noodle. Huh? Since then Vietnamese Phở is built like that? Is this another nickel and dime strategy the restaurant is putting in place in order to cut the amount of noodle used?
I’m going to check my credit card to make sure they are not going to charge more than what I’ve approved.

If you want genuine Vietnamese foods, this is the place to go to. And Im from Vietnam FYI. Most of the vietnamese restaurants around Columbus are run by chinese, they taste ok but no where near the real thing. 4 stars because for 5 star Vietnamese foods, you need to go to CA or Philly.

I come here quite often and the food is alright, but for god sakes, when I call in for carry out have the food ready when I walk in the building. This happens all the time here, I walk in, pay and then she calls back the order. You don’t trust me after I have been calling there for over two years? Other than that, please indicate the lunch special time on the sign at the front door so I know what days it is on.

Great vietnamese cuisine. The Phở isnt really advertised here, but they have the best phở in the north columbus area. Broth has the best taste, firm spices, very fresh. They also have some hard to find vietnamese items too like banhmi, banhxeo.

I went in here with my friend, they were nice enough to get me vegetarian food, but my friend ordered sea food phở and had only one piece of shrimp so she asked the chef and they argued back saying that how can she expect fresh sea food for $ 8, I understand what she was saying but she could have been polite about it, she actually screamed at my friend so we ended up walking out of the place. I would say really bad customer service. They could have offered alternate options and just stated the price they wanted, my friend would have paid for it.

The Vietnamese Egg Rolls are amazing. Chinese food is not bad, but the Vietnamese selections are the strong point.

Ok VERY good Vietnamese, can’t say I’d recommend the chinese menu. There are three things here I’ve had that are blow your mind good. 1) Bun Bi Cha Go Thit Noung or vermicelli noodles with Eggrolls and pork. 2) Saigon Noodle Soup 3) Iced Coffee You can’t go wrong with any one of those three.

Large portions, not overly greasy. I’ve been to other places where there are just large pieces of fat in the soup for flavor. This place doesn’t do that since it’s unnecessary. Good prices and made my boyfriend constantly wonder when we’re going to get noodles again.

My mom is Vietnamese and she swears by this place! I finally got to check it out, and I will be coming back ASAP.
Highly recommend the Banh Xeo (Vietnamese pancake made with coconut milk), Salt and Pepper Shrimp, and the Canh Chua Ca (Vietnamese fish soup with pineapple).

China Jade is a very nice restaurant located in the little shops next door to the continent.
I came to China Jade for a late lunch/​early dinner. I was met by the female half of the ownership team and just a few minutes later her husband (who is also the cook) came out. I didn’t see anyone else the whole time I was there. I ordered from the luncheon menu. That was a nice touch since I didn’t have to take a lot of food home with me.
I started off with an appetizer of small cabbage rolls and at them with some of the hot chile sauce they had on the table. For my main course I ordered shrip and pecans. This also came with some other veggies. It was pretty good! And I got a pot of hot tea at the owner’s suggestion. And my meal was pretty good and pretty cheap, just a hair over $ 10. How about that!

They have good «authentic» Asian food and they give you nice big portions. Service was only fair. But we were the only ones dining in and I think they concentrate more on the carry-​out side. So they are really more «behind the counter» and you might have to wait for a refill.
Egg rolls are nothing to write home about, but the garlic chicken and entrees are delicious. This is in a strip mall behind the Bob Evans, so it might be hard to find unless you are looking for it. It’s kind of a funky neighborhood, and there aren’t a lot of choices nearby. But this is decent Asian food. (China and Vietnamese)

Some of the best ethnic restaurants in town are in dive shopping malls. This place is no exception. Looks can be deceiving, indeed. I’ve been coming here for over ten years. Best Vietnamese food in Columbus, hands down!
My usual visit starts with Vietnamese Iced Coffee (French Iced Coffee). Then I order shrimp and pork spring rolls made in the traditional style rolled with rice paper, bean sprouts and mint.
Main course I order Rice Vermicelli Noodles mixed in with cucumbers, bean sprouts, basil and other herbs with grilled pork and fried Vietnamese egg rolls cut up. All mixed together. Yum.
Owners don’t even bother bringing me a menu, they just ask if I want my usual.
Chinese and Vietnamese menu, but go for the Vietnamese, you won’t be disappointed.
Awesome place! It’s worth the trek across town, trust me!

Decided to try this place based on the reviews… hmmmmm. Usually that works well for me, but not this time.
Mind you, I don’t consider myself a phở expert by any-​means, but in my opinion, the phở here was just adequate — definitely not worth another try…
Through my travels I have found the best phở is in the hole-​in-​the-​wall mom & pop places, which this place fit the bill perfectly for. However, the phở was a big let down.
Another HUGE let down for me was the cleanliness of the place… or lack there of. Not sure when the last «inspection» was, but I can’t imagine this place would ever pass… I should have taken pics of the «piles of crap», but didn’t think to until I left.
They also had a large selection of Chinese dishes on the menu — can’t speak for them, but I seriously doubt I will go back to try.

Having recently moved to Columbus from Oklahoma City (where there was a huge Vietnamese population and tons of phở places)…this place was «just okay.» I love phở and am scoping out different places to find my favorite in Columbus. This place would not be it.
For one, cleanliness is is a big thing for me. I understand that a restaraunt doesn’t have to be trendy to be good… but this place was really dirty on some places (such as the entrance). I was like «Uhm…wow!» And clean the windows… bleh!
The spring rolls were pretty good, but the Phở Dac Biet was a smaller portion than normal with not much meat in it. The flavor of the broth was pretty good, but I wasn’t too impressed with the actual phở itself.
There was a pretty limited Vietnamese menu and it appears the restaraunt specializes in Chinese. The Chinese food looked pretty good and I’d go back to try that. But as for phở, I’ll continue my search elsewhere.

I have been to most of the places who offer vietnamese food in columbus and nothing is touching this place I enjoy the crappy unfriendly service because I know it will chase away the non-​believers who need to be coddled like infants. just bring me a bowl of phở tai and a order of crispy egg rolls and a water and I am in heaven they know me there they treat me well. finally the spot isn’t exactly. spotless but I love the food so much I forgive them. They introduced me to phở and they remain the best I’ve tasted in columbus.

This place is a diamond in the rough! A small family owned restaurant. The best Hot & Sour Soup in Columbus & their lo-​mein is also really really good with great cuts of meat (not the chewy stuff) and plenty of veggies, not just the shriveled lettuce bits! Their Crab Rangoon was really good too, you could actually see the chunks of crab meat in as apposed to other’s just white «goo» in the middle. They have great portions for the price and very fast and ALWAYS friendly service!

I’ve been here a few times because it’s next door to my stylist and I’m always hungry after being there for a few hours =). It’s a humble, casual little place in a little strip mall. The people that work there are nice, although on occasion I’ve had to wait for someone to come out from the back to greet me (granted, I have only ever been there for late dinner. Maybe it’s different during peak times).
The food is OK, but I don’t think it’s particularly special. The servings are large though, and they are always pretty fast, so I’m not complaining. It’s about what I expect it to be, and I’m OK with that.

Ostensibly this place is Chinese and Vietnamese, but per the advice of
, you should probably stick to the Vietnamese selections toward the back of the menu. Or, like me, just ask what they recommend.
We started with the jellyfish appetizer. The jellyfish itself had very little flavor, but it was pleasantly chewy. The dressing was light and sweet. When you add in the thinly sliced veggies that are part of this little salad you end up with a dish that is epitome of summer. This was refreshing and everything I could possibly ask for on a hot day. (It was not, in fact, hot when I visited but this dish made me wish it was.) I would go back to China Jade just for this dish.
Next, on the recommendation of the server, I had the grilled pork chop. If pork chops are not what come to your mind when you think of Asian food it’s probably because you haven’t had the pork chop at China Jade. This was a seriously good piece of pig. It had a flavorful crust on the outside and was tender and juicy inside. Next time I want a pork chop I will probably go to China Jade.
The ambiance is about what you’d expect from a mom and pop asian restaurant. It’s nice, but casual. A step above a hole in the wall, perhaps, but not much. The service was competent. The prices were on the high end of reasonable.
From what I read on alteats, I’d probably stick to the dishes recommended by the servers, but the food I had tonight was about as good as food can be.